Lime Chiffon Pie
Prep Time: 40 min
Cook Time: 16 Min
Serves 8 Servings
Difficulty Easy
Ingredients
- CRUST
- 1 Classic Crisco® Pie Crust | Crisco – Single-Crust
- FILLING
- 1 envelope unflavored gelatin
- 1/4 C. water
- 4 large egg yolks
- 2/3 C. sugar
- 1/2 C. freshly squeezed lime juice
- 2 tsp. grated lime peel
- 1/4 tsp. salt
- 2 or 3 drops green food coloring
- 4 C. whipped topping
- Lime peel twists
Directions
- PREPARE and bake single pie crust according to recipe directions, using a 9-inch pie plate; cool.
- SPRINKLE gelatin over the water in a glass measuring cup.
- WHISK together egg yolks, sugar, lime juice, lime peel and salt in small saucepan over medium heat until slightly thickened. Remove from heat.
- STIR reserved gelatin and add it to the filling mixture, whisking until smooth. Whisk in food coloring, one drop at a time, until desired color is achieved. Cover saucepan with plastic wrap and refrigerate filling until partially set.
- USING a rubber spatula or wooden spoon, gently stir whipped topping into cooled gelatin mixture. Transfer filling mixture to baked pie crust, then refrigerate until firm. Before serving, garnish with lime peel.
